cheers Ian.
I see what you mean about the sitting bird but (and there is always a but) the trees look correct
I just wonder if their feathers look that way like ducks feathers always look smooth ?.
Not sure Steve, but to me the branches look the same, it`s as if the image was just off sharp and the processing has just removed some of the detail. But I am probably wrong.
I have a theory
All birds of Prey feathers look painterly, if you look closely at the Kestrel shots we did they especially on the chest,
have that look, the further away the shot was taken the more pronounced it gets